RJ Barrett vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio and RJ Barrett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 7 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.8 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.5 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.7 Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 7,634 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 2,239 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists RJ Barrett 1,344 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals RJ Barrett 273 Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 111 Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games RJ Barrett 405 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .443 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .347 Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .698 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 21.1 (2025) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 6.3 (2025) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 (2025) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)